Gillibrand buys RensCo home

Probably unrelated to her request for disaster designation for the upstate county, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and her husband Jonathan have purchased a home in Brunswick Hills in Rensselaer County, her spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

The home will be their primary residence when they are in the Capital Region. The Gillibrands purchased it to be closer to family. The home has been on the market since June 24, 2010, when it was originally listed at $384,000.